Copyholder for typewriters



' L. DOUGLAS ,COPYHOLDER FOR TYPEWRITERS Filed Feb. 16, 1927 zlwuwtov Vbuvoserfilkvaag Patented Jan. 29, 1929 name s'mrss LINDSEY-R. DOUGLAS,or Moonlr sTERnING, KENTUCKY.

Y Y COPYHOLDER non nYrEwnIa'Ens.

Application fiieafsebmsr 16, 1 27. semi x61168340. I

This invention relates to copy'hol ders for usein connection withtypewriters and the like. t Y

An object of the invention istoprovide' a constructionwhichis'relatively simple, en-

abling manufacture at an inconsiderable cost, 7

and also permitting ready application to a typewriter, and use forextended periods without'necessity for repair'oradjustment.

A'further object of the invention is toprovide acopy holder'whichis'adapted to position the copydirectl'y'above the carriage of atypewriter, and to'support'the same without mediately abovean'd adjacentthe typewriter 5 carriage, and at the same time, to arrange the holderso that the'ipaper carried by the carriage will not accidentally.engage'the copy holder or be torn or mutilated thereby as the typewritercarriage travels back and'forth.

The above and other objects of-the invention will become clearer as thedescription proceeds in connection with the preferred embodiment shownin the accompanying draw-' ings, wherein:

'Figure 1 is a perspective, showing a type writer somewhatdiagrammatically to illustrat e clearly the association of the inventiontherewith. Q a I Figure 2 isa side elevational view. "Figure3 is afragmentary side elevation.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, 10' indicates a 'deskor other.suitable support for a typewriterT of any suitable type, a conventionaltype being illustrated in the'drawings. p y

"The copy'hold'er ofthe presentinvention consists, preferably, of 'aframewhich-rcom- ,j prises two substantially U-shaped metal stripshaving vtop horizontal legs 11, bottom horie ,z'ontal legs1-2 andintermediate. connecting po rtions',1'3 arranged vertically toiform upsrights.

The two frame pieces may be braced to fo rm a rigid. structure by. meansof cross bars 1 1.4;, r

' ShOW n s e a d es' in e apy nnin g 14, arranged adj acent the upperand lower ends of the intermediate upright portions 1 13.

The frame strips are separated"substantially I the width of thetypewriter, and aresp'aced by a} substantially plane sheet of material,such assheet metal'15; This sheet of material 1 extends throughout thelength ofthe intermediate portion 13,and'at its upper edge' l 6,

is J curved 'forwar dly to be arranged beneath the horizontal legsor'supp ortingarms :11,

which, preferably, are jointed' andse'cured together by meansofhingesl7havinghorizontally 'disposed'pivots 1-8. "In order to permit "readyswing'ing vmovement of the forward portions of the top horizontal armsorlegs,

the sheet 15 is severed'tofl provide a forward extension 19makingi an'overlapped joint 20 'with the forwar dly' bent" portion 1 16. At theforward ends of the arms or legs' 11,[theyare deflected inwardlyto'p'rovi'de juxtaposed por- 'tions 11, adapted tosupporta copy holdingand feedingmeans, which ma'y be ofanysuit- "able form.

In thepresent instance, the "holdingand feeding iineans comprises'lorac'ket element. having a transverse" horizontal strip'21' withdownwardly bent end portions 22'? forming at their lower'ends,bearingsfor a roller '23 having end axles*23 extendingthrough"the bear--ings' in zsaidf depending portions. The roller "23 may havea'suitablecopy grippingzmeans in the form of a spring-pressedplate24seated within a cut-away portion 25in the'roller.

"As will be understood, the'edge of the copy C isgrippedbetweenthe'surface of the roller and the clampingplateflt, and"as'used, the copy is wound upon the roller, which may be operated-ibymeansof hand wheels 2'6at its end. 'Toma-intain thep'aper against theroll- I er, spring operateddevers 2 7 Lcar'ry pressure rodsf28atop'posite sides of tlie'rol'ler, and the rods are hel'dagcainstthelatter bymeans of a contractile spring 29 "atfeach en d. As illus-'trate'd clearly inFigures' l and2,the"levers 27 are supported at their'upperends byimeans of supporting bracket-s30 securedto the stripi2l.

The entire-holdingand feeding means;which, aswill be "understood,'maytake,v other forms,

may be securedto*the 'inturned ends'l'l' 'by means oficlampingnuts31'Tfastened'tothreaded pins 31" secured to strip 21 'an-d'projectingthrough elongated slots 32 i-nithe' arms 11 The o-perative position ofthefdevice is I as will be ob is arranged immediatelyv above thecarriage where the copy may be easily read without the necessity for theoperator of the typewriter to turn the head. As shown, the portion ofthe copy'not read extends rearwardly from'the feeding and holding roller23 over the extensions 16, .19 of the sheet by which it is supported ina position spaced from the typewriter until used and wound upon the roll23; thus it will not interfere with the operation of the typewriter orwith the paper in the typewriter carriage,as the carriage is moved backfandforth. a

The paper P in the carriage ofgthetypewriter as it is fed vrearwardly,and, if stiff, upwardly, engages the portions 16, 19 of the sheet ofmaterial betweenthe frame strips'of the copy holder, and as illustratedin Figure 2, is deflected downwardly thereby.

Since the connecting sheet between the frame strips is plane or has noprojections thereon, there will be nothing to engage and tear ormutilate the paper being used in the typewriter; To avoid this, thesheet is preferably of the width of the typewriter. carriage so that asthe carriage is moved from one extreme of its travel to the other, theedge of the paper therein will not engage anything but the flat surfaceof the web or sheet 15 connecting the framework of the copy holder, andthus will not be caught and torn.

When the copy holder is not in use, the

arms or legs ll, carrying the holding and I c feeding means may be swungupwardly and I rearwardly from the operatlve position shown ingelements. They are connectedbv a for wardly bent portion 16 of the sheet15, which, preferably, extends to a position close to. the

' typewriter so that, the paper as it is fed therethrough during itsoperation, may rest on the sheet extension 16 and during travel of thecarriage, will not engage the frame legs 12.

At their forward ends, the legs may be formed with upstanding lugs 34which carry securing means in the form of manually operable clampingpins 35 threaded through openings in the lugs 34, and having swivelledon their ends, typewriter frame clamping or pressure disks36.When'theclamping pins are adj usted to engage the typewriter frame,theywill effectively maintain the copy holder against tilting movements andrigidly in position atall times. This clamping or securing means of somecharacter is desirable, since the copy holding and feeding element abovethe type writer is movable toward and from operative position, and hencewould tend to tilt the device unless some means is provided foranchoring it.

As will be understood, numerous modifications may be made in thestructure illustrated and described without departing from theinvention, which is defined by the following claims:

I claim: 7

1. In a copy holder, a frame comprising a pair of spaced uprights havingsupporting means at their lower ends, horizontally extending arms at theupper ends of said uprights, said arms being adapted to extend over atypewriter: carriage with the uprights positioned at the rear of thetypewriter, copy holding and feeding means supported adjacent the outerends of said arms, and a substantially plane sheet of material in frontof the uprights and beneath said arms, said sheet extending between saiduprights and arms, and connected thereto whereby to sup port a copybetween the arms and to deflect downwardly paper fed upwardly and rearwardly by the platen roll of a typewriter car' riage, said connectingsheet being at least substantially the widthof a typewriter carriagewhereby travel of the latter will not carry a paper therein totallybeyond the edges of the sheet. i v I 2. In a copy holder, a framecomprising a pair of spaced uprights having supporting means at theirlower ends, horizontally extending arms at the upper ends of saiduprights, said arms being adapted-to extend over a typewriter carriagewith the uprights positioned at the rear of the typewriter, copy holdingand feeding means supported by said arms, and a substantially planesheet of matee rial in front ofthe uprights and beneath the arms, saidsheet extending between said uprights and arms and connected thereto,whereby to support a copy between the arms and to deflect downwardlypaper fed upwardly and rearwardly by the platen roll of a typewritercarriage, the arms and the sheet therebetween having a hinged movementabout a horizontal axis whereby the copy holding means and arms may beswung upwardly and rearwardly relative to said uprights from anoperative position over 'a typewriter carriage to an inoperativeposition rearwardly with respect thereto, said connecting sheet being atleast substantially the width of a typewriter carriage whereby travel ofthe latter will not carry a paper therein totally beyond the edges ofthe sheet.

3. In a copy holder, a frame comprising a lilo pair of spaced uprightshaving supporting means at their lower ends and means spaced inwardlytherefrom adapted to engage and 'secure the uprights to a'typewriter'frame,

horizontally extending arms at the upper ends of said uprights, saidarms being adapted to extend over a typewriter carriage with theuprights positioned at the rear of the typewriter, copy holding andfeeding means supported by said arms adjacent the outer ends thereof,and a substantially plane sheet. of material in front of said uprightsand beneath the arms, saidsheet extending between said uprights andarms, and connected thereto whereby to support a copy between the armsand to deflect downwardly paper fed upwardly and rearwardly by theplaten roll of a typewriter carriage, said connecting sheet being atleast substantially the width of a typewriter carriage whereby travel ofthe latter will not carry a paper therein totally beyond the edges ofthe sheet.

4. In a copy holder, a frame comprising. a pair of substantiallyU-shaped' members having their legs horizontally disposed, and theconnecting portion arranged vertically to form uprights, a substantiallyplane sheet of material disposed in front of said uprights and-beneaththe upper horizontal legs, the latter being adapted to extend over atypewriter carriage when the upright portions are disposed at the rearthereof, copy holding and feeding means carried by the upper horizontallegsadj acent the outer ends there of, said sheet of material beingsubstantially the width of a typewriter carriage whereby the travel ofthe latter will not carry a paper therein totally beyond the edges ofthe sheet.

5. In a copy holder, a frame comprising a pairof substantially U-shapedmembers having their legs horizontally disposed, and the connectingportion arranged vertically to form uprights, a substantially planesheet of material disposed in front of said uprights and beneath theupper horizontal legs, the latter being adapted to extend over atypewriter carriage when the upright portions are disposed at the rearthereof, copy holding and feeding means carried by the upper horizontallegs, said sheet of material being substantially the width of atypewriter carriage whereby the travel of the latter will not carry apaper therein totally beyond the edges of the sheet,said top horizontallegs being hinged about a horizontal axis whereby the copy holding meansmaybe swung upwardly and rearwardly relative to saiduprights from anoperative position over the typewriter carriage to an inoperativeposition rearwardly with respect thereto.

6. A copy holder comprising a sheet of material having a verticalportion disposed in the rear of a typewriter and a substantiallyhorizontal portion extending outwardly and overthe typewriter carriagewhereby said horizontal portion. coacts with the vertical 7 portion todeflect downwardly paper fed upwardly and rearwardly by the platen rollof a typewriter carriage, a copy holding and feeding means connectedto-the ends of said horizontal portion, said sheet of material being atleast substantially the width of a typewriter carriage whereby travel ofthe latter will not carry a paper therein totally beyond the edges ofthe sheet material, and supportingmeans connecting the holder to thetypewriter.

7. A copy holder comprising'a sheet of material having a verticalportion disposed in the rear of a typewriter and -a substantiallyhorizontal portion extending outwardly and over the typewriter carriagewhereby said horizontal portion coacts with the vertical portion todeflect downwardly paper fed upwardly and rearwardly by the platen rollIn testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. LINDSEY DOUGLAS.

